Woke this morning to find that the Melbourne puzzle Hunt had reached its conclusion, which means that we can call a halt to the annual madness, if we wish. A bout of puzzle fatigue saw us tail off at the 19 puzzles solved stage, with six to go, and we dropped from ninth to 20th. …
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Whoops
Been so busy puzzling all day that I forgot to wash my swatches! That will not do. And no sock done today, either. Four puzzles down, after a terrible “kick me” moment a short time ago. One remaining. We know what to do with it but it’s not clarifying yet. Taking it to bed with …
This is what knitting is for…
How quick was that? www.mazzmatazz.co.uk – Adipose Check out the Ood, too. I rather like the Face of Boe… …knitted TARDIS, anybody?
How to waste time
The Mums Puzzle Hunt began at midday Melbourne time, while we were fast asleep. Mr L trotted off to print the first set of five puzzles while I was still fighting the duvet for supremacy on this day. We solved two puzzles before breakfast. An admittedly-late breakfast. Since when, we have made very little progress. …
A funny old day
It has been a funny old day today. I did pick up the gusset in Mr plumbum’s sock, and have knitted a few rounds on it, but haven’t found much time for it today. Instead I got to worrying about backups. Backup strategies were discussed and were mostly found wanting. I need a system that …
Shh!
Don’t whisper it too loudly, or it might put the jinx on it, but… …guess who picked up the gusset stitches on Mr plumbum’s Grreen ‘n Growlly Socks? ! Of course, that is all I have done thus far and, of course, there are too many picked up stitches, but as all good knitters know …